and goings from the state department. prior to that search warrant becoming public, holder was asked about the rosen leak investigation on may 15 and here is what he said. with regard to the potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material, that is not something that i ve ever been involved with, heard of, or would think would be a wise policy. the department of justice followed up that statement by saying rosen was never prosecuted, so holder s statement is accurate. gregg? molly henneberg in washington, thanks. and today in washington, social conservatives gathered for a faith and freedom coalition conference. a who s who of republican leaders and among today s speakers, texas governor rick perry, herman cain, and sarah palin. earlier she discussed the recent government controversies. take a listen. the problem isn t bureaucrats
go to citi.com/simplicity. it s the only card that never has late fees, a penalty rate, or an annual fee, ever. so apply today. sean: new developments regarding the growing scandal surrounding the top l enforcement officer. over four hours ago, attorney general holder missed the deadline to explain his questionable may 15 testimony. republicans were expecting a formal response from holder after they dismissed the letter sent to them by the justice department on monday saying it was inadequate in terms of its response and it did not come from the attorney general himself. the attorney general holder confirmed earlier tonight to nbc news that despite growing calls his resignation he has no intention of stepping down. there are things that i want to get done and do that i discussed with the president and i will sit down with him
between his sworn, may 15 testimony to congress, when he said he d never even heard of the potential prosecution of a reporter for doing his job, which they do not think squares with the fact they named james rosen a co-conspirator. this push to have him reappear before congress comes receipt after he faced a hard morning of questions. we ve got the very latest. the attorney general is taking heat from both sides of the hill today, including word that the house judiciary committee is calling him to testify e it is not a subpoena yet, but a formal request. members were not happy that he refused to answer their questions. instead they got a vague insulting letter from another justice official letter. they said not good enough.
now. i have not done a perfect job. i think i have done a good job. i am always trying to do bir. some of the criticism labeled or thrown at me and at the department has caused us to rethink for instance the way in which we are going to deal with the media inquiries and we will make changes. shepard: but house republicans say the attorney general still has not explained h his testimony about a search warrant request in the leak investigation of james rosen as a possible coconspirator. the lawmakers say they want to hear from the attorney general himself in person. shannon bream live in washington. shannon? shannon: house republicans are asking the attorney general to return to the hill on june 18. they want him to testify under oath again about his role in aggressive leak investigations into reporters phone records and personal e-mails. they say there is a conflict between what he told the house committee on may 15 and what they later learned righting today we do not believe our
attorney general was, until tomorrow to explain the conflicting statements he made. yesterday bob goodlatte, the republican from virginia, got a three-page letter from a staff member, and essentially it said that mr. holder did not lie. instead, what he was doing is there is a distinction between investigating a reporter and prosecuting one and they never intended to prosecute james rosen. brian: yeah, by the way, congressman brenner says the response is insulting. further proof the attorney general refuses to hold himself accountable. first of all, he was supposed to answer himself and it s disrespectful to send an underling to get the answers in before a deadline which would result in his testimony. the testimony that s conflicting is he said when asked if there is anything going on with investigating the press, he said, the attorney general s testimony on may 15, he said, the unauthorized disclosure of classified information was accurate and consistent with those facts.